Brasília – Resolution 316/2019, from the Collegiate Board at the Brazilian Public Health Agency (Anvisa), divides bottled water in Brazil into four different types: natural mineral water, natural water, salt-added water, and desalinated drinking water. The resolution was published in the Official Gazette last Friday (18).
Previously, only freshwater sources were cleared for bottling. The seawater must be registered with Anvisa, which will look into the form of collection, the desalination procedure, the meeting of potability standards for the issuing of authorization, and the product’s final specifications.
Desalinated water bottlers will have two years to adapt their product, which are currently registered with Anvisa under “new food item,” to the new regulation.
For registration purposes, full documentation attesting compliance, the authorization to collect water, and licenses from the relevant environmental agencies must be submitted to Anvisa.
Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
